Summer Camps in Beijing 2017

For the past ten years, the Canadian International School of Beijing has offered an academically challenging and fun-filled educational Summer Camp for students in and around the Beijing area. This year, CISB is proud to once again offer English and Chinese camps. Under the “Summer Enhancement program”, a separate entity, CISB will offer not only SSAT training for Middle school students but also offer SAT training for High School students. As one of the leading educational institutions in Beijing, CISB’s main focus is to serve and provide children with the highest educational standard possible in an environment suited to healthy and well-rounded growth. All Summer Camp teachers are experienced and university trained.

With CISB’s unique Creative Camp, children will enjoy learning and discovering. The Program includes Phonics/Reading, Creative English Workshop, Chinese Language/Culture, Arts and Crafts, Music, Swimming (3.5 years old and above) and Physical Education.

This unique fun-filled Phonics class will be taught at two levels. Beginner level Phonics class teaches the basic phonetic sounds of English: distinction between the name and sound of letters and writing letters. Completing the Intermediate level phonics class will prepare children to read common sentences found in age-appropriate English books.

CISB Summer Enrichment Programs are designed to provide a very comprehensive and balanced curriculum for all students. CISB provides safe, wholesome, organized and well-staffed activities that invite involvement and develop social and physical skills. CISB Summer Enrichment Camp allows students to improve their language skills while enjoying their summer holidays. CISB Culture & Language classes will focus on speaking, listening, reading, writing, building vocabulary and pronunciation. The goal is to provide the opportunity for increased fluency for non-native speakers. Participants will be assigned to five different English levels based upon assessment.

The Intensive English course is tailored for students in G6-8. This course is tailored to students who hope to improve their English skills such as Sentence structure, Grammar, Vocabulary, Strategic Reading and Creative Writing. Those who are planning to take the SSAT test can take this course as an introduction to learn more vocabulary as well. Every day writing will be on different topics, read interesting articles and learn new types of grammar. Excellent stories will be posted in the study group or online for everyone to share, learn and enjoy. Those who are attentive and perform well in class will receive rewards as recognition and appreciation. Your teacher will also try her best to answer all your questions and make this class full of joy and fun!

The course will run for three weeks, with a total of 90 hours of teaching. This class will be instructed by an experienced English teacher. Everyday, the students will receive six hours of intensive training in order to guarantee a satisfactory result*, students are expected to remain focused in class, and finish all the assigned coursework. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

*Hard-working students who complete all assigned homework, remain attentive and focused in all classes may improve their scores significantly. (Studies show improvement results between 10 to 50% dependent upon student commitment)

Cost: 16,550 RMB (3 weeks)

Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Course

Ages: Grades 9-11

Dates/Time: July 17-August 4 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm)

SAT is one of the exams that all of the High School students in the US have to take in order to enter University. On average, students with a score of above 2,000 have a higher chance to enter the best 20 Universities in the America. The demand and competition for US higher education has been increasingly high over the past few years, therefore students who receive a high score in the SAT will significantly increase their chance for securing a spot in their ideal university.

The course will run for three weeks, for a total of 90 hours. This class will be taught by an expert SAT tutor. Every day, the students will receive six hours of intensive training on Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading, Writing and Mathematics, in order to guarantee a satisfactory results*. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

*Hard-working students who complete all assigned homework, remain attentive and focused in all classes may improve their scores significantly. (Studies show improvement results between 10 to 50% dependent upon student commitment)

Cost: 16,550RMB for 3 weeks

Notes:

* Application deadline: May 26 2017

* 15% discount for CISB, ISNS and CCSC students

* Fees include tuition, all materials, nutritious snacks and lunches

* School bus service can be provided for limited routes based on the number of students

For different duration and starting dates, please contact the CISB Admissions: summeradmissions@cisbeijing.com

Summer Camp at The Learning Center

The Learning Center (TLC) is an American-operated facility that has provided educational programs to Beijing residents since 2004. Thousands of international and local school students have raised their grades and confidence in math, science, English, humanities and ESOL. TLC runs after-school and weekend school programs, holiday camps and private tutoring. They organize tutoring and group classes for MYP, IGCSE, IB, A Levels, AP, SAT and SSAT, as well as providing EAL/ESOL support. TLC also runs a full-day program for students hoping to transition into international school or go overseas, as well as providing educational consulting services to parents.

Dates: July 5-July 7

Ages: Grades 3 – 5 (max. 12 pax/class)

TechTrek 3-day Animation Camp - An exciting skill-focused tech course designed to grow the tech skills needed to thrive in the modern world, and positively engage with amazing tech that’s shaping the future.

The Children’s House International Kindergarten is excited to bring you an action-packed summer filled with fun and adventure.

The children in China World Campus, Kempinski Campus and Upper East Campus will play in English and Chinese.

We will have limitless opportunities for team games, science experiments, arts and crafts and singing and dancing. All will be done while also providing opportunities for developing communication skills, establishing friendships and make learning a joyful experience. Register before May 31 to receive a 5% discount. Registering for all four sessions gets a further 10% discount!

Cost: AM program at 2,000 RMB per session; Half-day program at 2,500 RMB per session; Full-day program at 3,500 RMB per session

Welcome to Camp Virtues! This is a new one-week camp for 5-7-year-olds where we have fun and develop your child’s good character with trained Virtues teachers. Children will learn about a different virtue each day though arts, games, and music, and will practice developing their virtues though meaningful service learning activities.

For families who will be staying in Beijing over the summer, Daystar Academy has an exciting one-week Space Camp where the children will be working with real NASA engineers on a mission to Mars! The camp aims to integrate different areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) into a challenging yet fun experience for students of all levels. As the campers build rockets, robots, and even learning coding to program, they will have an experience that will inspire their curiosity.

The Eduwings Kindergarten camp offers lots of games, arts and crafts and outdoor fun, and an exciting fieldtrip every week.

For all the kids, it is a wonderful learning and playing experience, and the opportunity to make new friends, through fun educational activities and exciting games.

Please note that the camp will be cancelled if less than 5 children register. In this case you will get a full refund. If a registered child does not attend, a refund is not possible. You can only book the camp weekly.

At House of Knowledge, all the focus is on enriching kids’ curious minds. Kids will be kept busy during the summer with bilingual activities centered on the theme “Around the World,” without even having to leave the kindergarten. Children joining the camp will get to make their passport as a preparation for their journey.

Each day children explore a different country and its culture, songs, language and food in a fun and captivating way using games, music, art, geography and science.

There will be a whole host of activities to keep the children’s minds and bodies active this summer. The camp will be run by HOK’s qualified native English teachers and Chinese teachers.

BIBS summer camp courses run from 9am in the morning till 4pm in the afternoon, including English fun activities, studies of Chinese and Western culture as well as sports activities including table tennis, swimming, music, etc. Each class is limited to 12-15 students; and there will be one foreign teacher and one Chinese teacher to supervise each class. Field trips will be arranged, such as fruit picking, and a visit to Crab Island, etc.

BIBS invites all family members to watch the students’ performances on July 21 2017.

Cost: RMB16,800 RMB per student (for four weeks including lunches) or one week cost at RMB 4,500 per student including lunches.

DDC MIT Edgerton Center Talented Youth Program at The British School of Beijing (BSB), Shunyi Campus

Dates – June 26-August 4 (3 sessions, Monday to Friday)

Highlights of the program: All DDC MIT STEM programs are designed and authorized by MIT Edgerton Center. All DDC lecturers are from North America and very experienced. They have been rigorously selected and regularly trained by MIT. All classes are to be taught in English. Our project-based program uses hands-on experiments and investigations to engage each and every student. DDC students have to take the United States authority MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) academic level evaluation first.

The storyline of the summer camp begins with the Chinese fairy tale - Nu Wa Patches up the Sky. Following the story, the students will be introduced to the five different workshops in the camp: papermaking, ceramics, woodworking, and dyeing and weaving and wool felt. The program focuses on developing children’s teamwork spirit and craft abilities.

The Art Summer School at International Leadership Academy is a high-level, intensive program and is suitable for those who have a passion for art and who also may wish to study art and art related subjects at foreign universities in the future. The program is led by British artists and educators, Jacqueline Rutter and Karen LeRoy Harris.

Jacque is both a practicing artist and an art teacher with many years of experience. Her reputation as one of the best art teachers in the UK for A-level achievement is well deserved, with 80% of her students achieving A and A* grades and winning places on art programs at some of the best UK art schools. She plays a leading role in art development activities, curating exhibitions and artist residency programs as well as having strong relationships with leading UK art university schools. She has a passion for art and has worked with Bayi School in Beijing on their art exchange programs to the UK. Previous to her work as a teacher, she worked for the Sunday Times as a Documentary Illustrator.

Karen is an accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited in galleries around the world. She has developed commissions for the National Trust, Arts Council and Gallery Magazine in the UK, and has worked in arts education for a number of years.

The program focuses around the use of 3D texture and form as installations to be used for the use of drawing and painting skills development. Each student will develop original larger scale paintings, drawings, sketchbooks and an electronic portfolio. There will be theory learning integrated into the delivery of the program to inspire creativity and support learning. In addition, prior to starting the Summer School students will be given a vocabulary pack which has translations of specific Western art terminology so that students are able to familiarize themselves with the vocabulary of art used on the program. The Summer School will culminate in an exhibition of student work and will be attended by academic staff from local and international universities, including the Arts University at Bournemouth, UK.

There are two pathways on the Summer School – Painting and Costume. Students will choose a pathway in week two and will focus their individual project work around the focus of that pathway and will produce their own original work, which can be used as part of an A-level Fine Art or Textiles submission or as part of a university interview.

The school supplies all materials for students to undertake program activities.

At the end of the Art Summer School there will be an exhibition of work with some very special guests from the Art education world. Prizes will be presented at an evening event on 11 August. The exhibition will be open on 12 August for all family and friends to attend.